JP2001292389A - Contents processing, apparatus contents processing method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a contents processing, apparatus a contents processing method and a recording medium to enable easy correspondence between contents and creating positions of the contents. SOLUTION: A time stamp of image data to which time information is attached is referred (a step S22). Next, a position of the present vehicle at this photographing time is retrieved from transfer history of a mobile object (a step S23). Data of the present vehicle exists (a step S24: YES), the position of the present vehicle at the photographing time is defined as the photographic position and a photographic position is associated with an image (a step S25). When no data of the present vehicle is discriminated to exist (the step S24: NO), the position of the present vehicle at the closest time not to exceed the photographing time is presumed as the photographic position and the photographic position is associated with the image (a step S26).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content processing device, a content processing method, and a recording medium, and more particularly, to a content processing device for processing content data in association with position information obtained by a position information detecting device, The present invention relates to a content processing method and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when an album is created by photographing content, for example, image data with a digital camera, and comparing the image data with the place where the image was photographed, the user relies on the memory at the time of photographing. Was. For this reason, when the storage is ambiguous, it is difficult to specify the content creation position, and it has been difficult to associate the content with the content creation position.

[0003] In addition, such an album creating operation requires an organizing process using a personal computer or the like.
Creating an album was difficult. For this reason, the user often neglects to create an album and leaves the photographed photograph as it is.

A solution to the above problem is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-13990.
No. 6 discloses this. Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 9-139906 discloses an image processing apparatus that “corresponds and outputs photographed image data and map image data indicating the photographed place”. In the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-139906, a user inputs position information during photographing with a digital camera in order to associate photographed image data with map image data indicating the photographed place.

[0005]

However, in the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-139906, the user has to input position information at the time of photographing with a digital camera, and the operation is complicated. Another problem is that a word processor must be carried.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a content processing apparatus, a content processing method, and a recording medium capable of easily associating a content with a creation position of the content. And Another object of the present invention is to provide a content processing apparatus, a content processing method, and a recording medium that can easily associate a content with a creation position of the content and easily create an album.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a content processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises:
Position information detecting means for detecting the position information of the moving body, position information recording means for recording the position information of the moving body detected by the position information detecting means at predetermined time intervals, in association with the time information, Content information input means for inputting content information with time information, time information added to the content information input by the content information input means, and position information of a mobile object recorded by the position information recording means Position information discriminating means for discriminating position information corresponding to the content information by comparing the time information attached to the content information, and associating the position information corresponding to the content information determined by the position information discriminating means with the content information. And content information recording means for recording.

In this configuration, the position information of the moving object is recorded at predetermined time intervals in association with the time information. Then, the time information attached to the content information is compared with the time information of the moving object, and the position information corresponding to the content information is determined. In this manner, the content information and the position information corresponding to the content information can be easily associated with each other and recorded based on the time information corresponding to the moving object and the content information.

Preferably, the position information recording means interrupts the recording by the position information recording means when the position information of the moving object detected by the position information detection means does not change. For example, when the position information of the moving object does not change, the recording data can be reduced unless the position information of the moving object is recorded in association with the time information.

[0010] If the position information of the moving object corresponding to the time information attached to the content information input by the content information input means does not exist, the position information discriminating means determines the time information attached to the content information. It is preferable to determine the position information of the moving object corresponding to the time information indicating the closest time within a range not exceeding the indicated time as the position information of the content information. Also in this case, almost accurate position information can be obtained. In particular, when there is no position information of the moving object due to the stop of the moving object, accurate position information can be obtained.

[0011] A map display means for displaying the travel of the moving object in a map form, and a content on a map of the map display means indicated by the position information corresponding to the content information recorded by the content information recording means. It is preferable to further include a content display unit for displaying information. In this case, it is possible to easily create an album that is displayed in a map shape and is visually excellent.

In order to achieve the above object, a content processing method according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises: a position information detecting step of detecting position information of a moving object; A position information recording step of recording the information in association with the time information; a content information input step of inputting the content information to which the time information is attached; the time information attached to the content information; A position information discriminating step of comparing time information attached to the content information and discriminating position information corresponding to the content information; and a content information recording step of recording the position information corresponding to the content information and the content information in association with each other. , Is provided.

In this configuration, the position information of the moving object is recorded at predetermined time intervals in association with the time information. Then, the time information attached to the content information is compared with the time information of the moving object, and the position information corresponding to the content information is determined. In this manner, the content information and the position information corresponding to the content information can be easily associated with each other and recorded based on the time information corresponding to the moving object and the content information.

In the position information recording step, it is preferable that the recording in the position information recording step is interrupted when the position information of the moving body does not change. For example, when the position information of the moving object does not change, the recording data can be reduced unless the position information of the moving object is recorded in association with the time information.

[0015] In the position information discriminating step, when there is no position information of the moving object corresponding to the time information added to the content information, the position information is most preferably determined within a range not exceeding the time indicating the time information added to the content information. It is preferable to determine the position information of the moving object corresponding to the time information indicating the near time as the position information of the content information. Also in this case, almost accurate position information can be obtained. In particular, when there is no position information of the moving object due to the stop of the moving object, accurate position information can be obtained.

[0016] It is preferable that the method further includes a map display step of displaying a journey of the moving object in a map form, and a content display step of displaying content information at a position on the map corresponding to the position information of the content information. preferable.
In this case, it is possible to easily create an album that is displayed in a map shape and is visually excellent.

To achieve the above object, a computer-readable recording medium according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises:
Position information detecting means for detecting position information of a moving object, position information recording means for recording the position information of the moving object detected by the position information detecting means at predetermined time intervals in association with the time information; Content information input means for inputting content information to which time information has been added, time information added to the content information input by the content information input means, and position information of a moving object recorded by the position information recording means Position information discriminating means for comparing the position information corresponding to the content information with the time information attached to the content information, and associating the position information corresponding to the content information determined by the position information discriminating means with the content information. Content information recording means to be recorded,
A program for operating the computer is recorded.

That is, the content processing device of the present invention can be easily realized by causing a computer device or the like to read a program included in a recording medium and to execute a series of processes. That is, by adopting a form of a recording medium on which a program is recorded, production, sale, distribution, and the like can be easily performed as a software product independent of the device. Further, by incorporating this software into hardware such as a computer device, information processing in the present invention can be easily performed.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A content processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case where a digital camera and a car navigation system are used as a content processing device will be described as an example. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a content processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the content processing apparatus includes a digital camera 11, a small storage medium 21, and a car navigation system 31.

The digital camera 11 converts a subject image received by the solid-state imaging device into a digital image and records the digital image in, for example, a small storage medium 21. A small storage medium device (not shown) is provided. . The photographed digital image is provided with a time stamp such as photographing date, time, and the like.

The car navigation system 31 includes a display 32 and a GPS (Global Positioning System).
m) 33, a hard disk 34, and a CD-ROM (Com
pact Disk Read only Memory) 35 and a data transmission / reception device 36.

The GPS 33 can obtain information on the longitude / latitude and moving direction of a moving object by receiving radio signals from a plurality of artificial satellites surrounding the earth. C
The D-ROM 35 is configured to store map information corresponding to map image data. The car navigation system 31 displays the current position (longitude / latitude) of a moving object equipped with the GPS 33 on the display 32 and map information around the information on the display 32 from information obtained from the GPS 33 and the CD-ROM 35.

Data created by the digital camera 11 is fetched from the data transmitting / receiving device 36 of the car navigation system 31 via the small storage medium 21.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a detailed configuration of the car navigation system 31. As shown in FIG. 2, the car navigation system 31 includes a data transmission / reception interface circuit 41, a side interface circuit 51,
Hard disk 34 and output interface circuit 71
, An input interface circuit 81, a CD-ROM interface circuit 91, and a control circuit 101. Further, the data transmission / reception interface circuit 41
, The data transmission / reception device 36, the positioning interface circuit 51 and the GPS 33, the output interface circuit 71 and the output device 72, the input interface circuit 81 and the input device 82, the CD-ROM interface circuit 91 and the CD-ROM player. 92 are connected to each other.

The control circuit 101 includes a data transmission / reception interface circuit 41 and a side interface circuit 51.
, Hard disk 34, output interface circuit 71, input interface circuit 81, CD-RO
It has a role of controlling the M interface circuit 91.

The data transmitting / receiving device 36 is, for example, a PC
The digital camera 11 comprises a card slot.
It has a role as an interface at the time of exchanging data between the car navigation system 31 and. The data captured by using the data transmission / reception device 36 is passed to the control circuit 101 via the data transmission / reception interface circuit 41.

The position information measured by the GPS 33 (GPS
The longitude / latitude of the moving object on which the 33 is mounted is passed to the control circuit 101 via the positioning interface circuit 51.

The hard disk 34 stores the data taken from the data transmitting / receiving device 36.
Further, the hard disk 34 stores a moving history of the moving object in which the time obtained at a certain time, for example, every minute, and the position of the moving object at that time are associated with each other.

The input device 82 is a device having a function of transmitting information from the user to the car navigation system 31, and transmits an instruction of the user to the control circuit 101 via the input interface circuit 81. Examples of the input device 82 include a keyboard, a touch panel, and a voice recognition microphone.

The output device 72 is a device having a function of transmitting information to a user, and transmits information output from the control circuit 101 to the output device 72 via the output interface circuit 71. As the output device 72, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Di)
spray) panel and a voice guide speaker.

The CD-ROM player 92 drives the CD-ROM 35 composed of map information.

Next, a content processing method will be described using the content processing apparatus configured as described above. In the present embodiment, a user rides in a car equipped with a car navigation system 31 and uses the digital camera 1
An example will be described in which a drive is performed while photographing a landscape in Step 1. The following operations of the content processing apparatus are controlled by the control circuit 101 and are executed by the control circuit 101.

First, the user operates the input device 82 to input drive information, such as a destination and a stopover, to the car navigation system 31 according to the guide of the output device 72 of the car navigation system 31. All the input information is stored in the hard disk 34, and the content processing apparatus can refer to this information at any time.

When drive information such as a destination and a drop-off location is input, the car navigation system 31 executes a route search from the drive information such as the destination and the drop-down location input from the input device 82 and obtains the obtained route information. Route guidance is started by the output device 72. GPS3
When the position information of the own vehicle obtained from 3 is changed, the car navigation system 31 (control circuit 101) recognizes that the drive has started, and starts the recording processing of the traveling data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of recording the traveling data. As shown in FIG. 3, first, the content processing apparatus determines whether or not the position information obtained from the GPS 33 has been changed (step S11). When it is determined that there is a change in the position information (step S11: YES)
Is stored in the hard disk 34 for a certain period of time (for example, every minute) based on the information of the side interface circuit 51.
Then, the time at that time and the position information of the own vehicle are stored (step S12), and the process proceeds to step S13.

When it is determined that there is no change in the position information (step S11: NO), that is, when the own vehicle is stopped, the process proceeds to step S13 without storing the position information of the own vehicle.

In step S13, it is determined whether the vehicle has arrived at the destination. When it is determined that the own vehicle has arrived at the destination (step S13: YES), the recording processing of the traveling data is ended. If it is determined that the vehicle has not arrived at the destination (step S13: NO), the process returns to step S11, and the recording processing of the traveling data is performed until the vehicle arrives at the destination.

FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the specific action of the user and the time. In FIG. 4, each action of the user is represented by alphabetical symbols such as A, B, and C.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, the user inputs a destination “XX” and a stopover “XX” in the car navigation system 31 according to the guide of the output device 72, and leaves the home (action). A). Next, the user takes a photograph 1 from the vehicle window near “△” on the way (action B), and aims at the stopover place “○”. When the user arrives at the stop-over location “○” (action C), the user takes pictures 2 to 4 (actions D to F). Thereafter, the user departs from the stop-over location “XX” (action G). The user takes a photo 5 from the car window near "☆ △" (action H) and aims at the destination "○ ×". Then, after arriving at the destination “○ ×” (action I), the user can see photos 6-1.
Shoot 0 (actions J-N).

When the user performs such a drive, the writing of the vehicle position information to the hard disk 34 during the drive is as follows.

After leaving home, drop-in place "○○"
Until the vehicle arrives at (actions A to C), the position information obtained from the GPS 33 is changed, so that it is determined that the own vehicle is moving. The recording of the position information of the own vehicle obtained from is performed.

The user stops at the stop-over location “OO” and sees the photo 2
4 (actions D to F), the GPS 33
Since there is no change in the position information of the own vehicle obtained from, the own vehicle is determined to be stopped, and recording on the hard disk 34 is not performed.

Thereafter, the user starts the engine of the car, departs from the stop-over location “XX”, and sets the destination “XX”.
Until the vehicle reaches (actions G to I), the position information obtained from the GPS 33 is changed.
Then, the time at that time and the position information of the own vehicle obtained from the GPS 33 are recorded.

When the user has arrived at the destination “○ ×”, the recording processing of the traveling data is terminated. For this reason,
When taking photos 6 to 10 (actions J to N),
Recording on the hard disk 34 is not performed.

Next, image data photographed by the digital camera 11 selected by the user is registered by associating the image data with the photographing position. This registration is
The time stamp attached to the image data is compared with the position information of the own vehicle at each time, and the position where the image data was photographed is specified and registered. If this registered data is posted on a map, an album file in which image data can be easily arranged can be created.

The user inserts the small storage medium 21 on which the image data with the time stamp is recorded by the digital camera 11 into the car navigation system 31.
In the data transmission / reception device 36 of FIG. Then, the image data in the small storage medium 21 is transferred to the control circuit 101 via the data transmission / reception interface circuit 41, and is taken into the hard disk 34.

When all the image data is taken into the hard disk 34, a process for registering the image data in association with the photographing position is performed. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process for registering image data and a shooting position in association with each other.

First, the user selects required image data from the input image data from the input device 82 according to the guide of the output device 72 (step S).
21). Next, the time stamp of the image data is specified by referring to the time stamp of the captured image data (step S22).

Subsequently, in order to determine the position of the vehicle at the image data photographing time, the vehicle position at the image data photographing time is searched from the traveling locus data stored in the hard disk 34 (step S23). And
It is determined whether or not the data of the own vehicle position at the photographing time of the image data exists (step S24).

When it is determined that the data of the own vehicle position at the photographing time of the image data exists (step S24: Y)
ES), the own vehicle position at the shooting time is set as the shooting location, and the shooting location is associated with the image (step S25).
This registration processing ends.

When it is determined that there is no data of the vehicle position at the photographing time of the image data (step S24:
In the case of NO), the vehicle position at the closest time not exceeding the photographing time is estimated as the photographing place, the photographing place is associated with the image (step S26), and this registration processing is ended.

Next, the process of registering the image data and the photographing position in association with each other will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, it can be seen from the time stamp of the photograph 1 that the photographing time of the photograph 1 is 10:45. on the other hand,
In the hard disk 34, "10:45:
Because there is data of “near Δ”, “Photo 1 is 10: 4
The photograph was taken in the vicinity of △ in 5 ”. Similarly,
It can be seen that "Photo 5 was taken at around 12:50 at ☆ △".

The photographing time is similarly referred to for the image data of the photographs 2 to 4 and the photographs 6 to 10. Next, photos 2 to 4 are obtained from the position data of the own vehicle on the hard disk 34.
The position of the own vehicle at the photographing time of the photographs 6 to 10 is checked. At this time, the position data of the own vehicle to the hard disk 34 is not written. Therefore, there is no data of the vehicle position at these photographing times. In such a case, the own vehicle position at the closest time not exceeding the shooting time is the shooting location.

Since the position of the vehicle at the closest time that does not exceed the photographing time of Photos 2 to 4 is 、, “Photos 2 to 4
Was shot at the stopover XX ". Similarly, since the own vehicle position at the closest time not exceeding the photographing time of the photographs 6 to 10 is 〜１０, it can be understood that “the photographs 6 to 10 were photographed at the destination ×”.

As described above, the photographing place can be specified by associating the image data with the time stamp with the vehicle position recorded at regular intervals.

When the photographing position of the image data is specified, the trajectory of the vehicle, the stop points, the destination, and the like recorded on the hard disk 34 are displayed in a map form.
ML (Hyper Text Markup Langu)
age) An album file in a file format can be created.

The album file displays a departure place, a stop point, a destination, and a travel route thereof in the form of a map, and the digital camera 1 whose shooting location is specified by the method described above.
The image taken in step 1 can be easily created simply by displaying it on this map. Specifically, from the example of the drive in FIG. 4, it is possible to create an album file as shown in FIG.

Here, when posting an image shot by the digital camera 11 on a map, it is preferable that this image be posted at the shooting location. However, displaying images on the driving route may cause the user to lose track of the driving route when viewing the album file.
It is preferable that the information is displayed at a position that does not cover the traveling route.
Also, if a user shoots many photos at the same location,
It is preferable that the information is displayed at a position near the shooting location on the traveling route and not on the traveling route. Furthermore, when displaying a number of images on one map, it is preferable to display the images as reduced images.

Since such an album file can be easily created, it is not necessary to arrange the troublesome image data conventionally required by a personal computer or the like. Therefore, an album can be created on the day when the drive is completed. Therefore, for example, if this album file is transmitted by e-mail, the album can be sent to the other party who went with the drive on the same day. Also, when this album is posted on a homepage, the work becomes easy.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be, for example, the following.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which a digital camera and a car navigation system are used as the content processing apparatus. However, for example, a PHS (simple portable telephone,
Persona Handy-phone System) and a PHS location guidance service which is a PHS service may be used. In this case, the same effect as in the present embodiment can be obtained.

In this embodiment, the case where the time at that time and the position information of the own vehicle are not recorded in the hard disk 34 when the moving body is stopped has been described. Is not limited to this.
Even when the moving body is stopped, if the time at that point and the position information of the own vehicle are recorded, the data of the own vehicle position increases, and the shooting location can be specified.

In the present embodiment, the current time and the position information of the vehicle are recorded every minute, but may be recorded every 5 minutes or 10 minutes. In this case, the data of the own vehicle position can be reduced. In particular, when going for a long drive, the distance may be further increased.

In the present embodiment, image data has been described as an example of content information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to data such as diaries, haikus, and music. .

In the present embodiment, the storage medium storing the map information is the CD-ROM 35. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be. Although the storage medium mounted on the position information detecting device is the hard disk 34, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, an MO disk (Magneto-Optical
sk), CD-R (Compact Disk Recordable), CD-
Any storage medium may be used as long as it is a writable storage medium such as RW (Compact Disk Rewritable). As an example of an album file, a file in the HTML format has been described, but a GIF (Graphics Interchange Forma
t) format files and JPEG (Joint Pbotographic
Any file that can display an image file, such as a file in the Expert Group format, may be used.

[0068]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Content can be easily associated with content creation position. Therefore, an album can be easily created.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a content processing apparatus according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a car navigation system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of recording travel data according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an example of time and behavior in a drive according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering image data and a shooting position in association with each other according to the embodiment;

6 is an image diagram of an album file created when the drive of FIG. 4 is performed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 digital camera 21 small storage medium 31 car navigation system 32 display 33 GPS 34 hard disk 35 CD-ROM 36 data transmission / reception device 41 data transmission / reception interface circuit 51 positioning interface circuit 71 output interface circuit 72 output device 81 input interface circuit 82 input device 91 CD -ROM interface circuit 92 CD-ROM player 101 control circuit

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A position information detecting means for detecting position information of a moving object, and a position for recording position information of the moving object detected by the position information detecting means at predetermined time intervals in association with the time information. Information recording means, content information input means for inputting content information to which time information is added, time information attached to content information input by the content information input means, and information recorded by the position information recording means. Position information discriminating means for comparing time information attached to the position information of the moving object to determine position information corresponding to the content information; and position information and content corresponding to the content information determined by the position information discriminating means. Content information recording means for recording information in association with information. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said position information recording means interrupts recording by said position information recording means when the position information of the moving object detected by said position information detection means does not change. A content processing device according to claim 1. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said position information discriminating means determines the time added to said content information when there is no moving object position information corresponding to the time information added to said content information input by said content information input means. 3. The content processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position information of the moving object corresponding to the time information indicating the closest time within a range not exceeding the time indicating the information is determined as the position information of the content information. . 4. A map display means for displaying the travel of the moving object in a map form, and a position on the map of the map display means indicated by position information corresponding to the content information recorded by the content information recording means. The content processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a content display unit configured to display content information. 5. A position information detecting step of detecting position information of a moving body, a position information recording step of recording the position information of the moving body at predetermined time intervals in association with the time information, and A content information inputting step of inputting the attached content information; comparing the time information attached to the content information with the time information attached to the position information of the moving object; A position information determining step of determining, and a content information recording step of recording the position information and the content information corresponding to the content information in association with each other;
A content processing method comprising: 6. The content processing method according to claim 5, wherein in the position information recording step, if the position information of the moving body does not change, the recording in the position information recording step is interrupted. 7. In the position information discriminating step, if there is no position information of the moving object corresponding to the time information added to the content information, a range not exceeding the time indicating the time information added to the content information. 7. The content processing method according to claim 5, wherein the position information of the moving object corresponding to the time information indicating the closest time is determined as the position information of the content information. 8. A map display step of displaying a journey of the moving body in a map form, and a content display step of displaying content information at a position on the map corresponding to the position information of the content information. The content processing method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein: 9. A computer, comprising: position information detecting means for detecting position information of a moving object; and recording position information of the moving object detected by the position information detecting means at predetermined time intervals in association with the time information. Position information recording means, content information input means for inputting content information to which time information is attached, time information attached to content information inputted by the content information input means, and the time information recorded by the position information recording means. Position information discriminating means for comparing the time information attached to the position information of the moving object and discriminating position information corresponding to the content information; position information and content information corresponding to the content information discriminated by the position information discriminating means; A computer for recording a program for operating as a content information recording means for recording Data-readable recording medium.